OSHA Inspection: BIG TEXAS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $2074.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.   At the construction site, the employer did not ensure that employees were wearing hardhats while working below other employees. Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from falling objects.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $2074.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.   At the construction site, the employer did not ensure that employees using a nail gun for framing activities were provided eye protection.  Employees were exposed to being struck by flying objects.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  At a residential construction site,  employees performing framing activities without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard at a height of over 20 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $2074.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided.  At  the construction site, the employer did not provide an extension ladder for employees to access and egress the upper levels of the residential structure, exposing  employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:    At the residential construction site, the employer did not perform frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite for hazards related to slips and falls. Employees installing framing material were exposed to slip and fall hazards.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    At a residential construction site, the employer did not ensure employees were trained to recognize and avoid fall hazards.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)Note:  29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) may be cited as an additional violation to support this requirement.   At the construction site, employees used an extension ladder to gain access to upper landings and were not provided a ladder training program to understand hazard recognition and avoidance.